There’s no question the songs played at sailaway can set the tone for your cruise. A few weeks ago, we shuddered at the thought of leaving port with the Titanic theme, “My Heart Will Go On,” ringing in our ears. Not that we’re superstitious…..but why take a chance?

You, our readers, weighed in with some of your top song suggestions, many of which would happily get us up on our feet if the DJ played them. As a bonus, almost all of them have some sort of nautical connection – save for the top choice, Pharrell Williams’ crowd-pleaser “Happy.” Maybe we could persuade the versatile musician to trade in that mountie hat for a captain’s cap?